Where does “čorba” come from?
čorba (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چوربا, from Persian شوربا, from Persian شور, from Persian شوریدن, from Persian شستن.
čorba (Serbo-Croatian): chowder
Ancestry of “čorba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چوربا | — |
| 2 | Persian | شوربا | a kind of stew |
| 3 | Persian | شور | salty; excitement; uproar, clamor |
| 4 | Persian | شوریدن | — |
| 5 | Persian | شستن | — |